GitHub Linguist

GitHub Linguist

@github-linguistMaintainers of GitHub's Linguist

Updated: 2022-09-27(1293d ago)GitHub API fallback7 repositories

Portfolio Shape

100%

of the visible star count comes from this organization's top three repositories.

Average Repository Size

1.9K

stars per repository in this same snapshot.

Current Mix

Ruby

is the most common language here, with 1 repositories updated in the last 90 days.

Why this rank

This organization stands out because one flagship repo drives 100% of its visible star count.

Flagship share 100%Breakout repo: linguist

Organization pages work best when you separate portfolio breadth from flagship concentration. In GitHub Linguist's case, the visible top three repositories account for about 100% of total stars in this snapshot, which helps explain whether the organization is known for one breakout project or for a broader repeatable portfolio.

The dominant language mix here is Ruby (1), CoffeeScript (1), JavaScript (1). That makes this page useful not just for popularity checks, but also for seeing what technical shape an organization's public ecosystem actually has.

Source: GitHub API fallback. This is the same cache-first snapshot used by the organization ranking list, so the summary view and the detail view should stay aligned.

Top Repositories

#RepositoryLanguage⭐ Stars
1github-linguist/linguist

Language Savant. If your repository's language is being reported incorrectly, send us a pull request!

Ruby13.4K
2github-linguist/language-babel

Old version of language-babel for Linguist

CoffeeScript13
3github-linguist/babel-sublime

Syntax definitions for ES6 JavaScript with React JSX extensions.

JavaScript9
4github-linguist/sublime-sourcepawn

Sublime SourcePawn Completions

Python9
5github-linguist/awk-sublime

Awk syntax highlighting in Sublime Text

Awk8
6github-linguist/NSIS

Sublime Text plugin for the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

Shell7
7github-linguist/razor-plusHTML3

How to Read This Snapshot

Total stars are useful as a discovery signal, but they do not tell you whether a team maintains every repository equally. Pair this page with release cadence, maintainer activity, and the flagship concentration shown above before making adoption decisions.

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